Grant B. Osborne
Contact Information
Asheville, NC 28801
Post Office Box 2020
Asheville, NC 28802-2020
Practice Groups
Practice Concentrations
- Employment Litigation
- Employment Discrimination and Harassment
- Employment Contracts, Compensation, Policies, and Benefits
- Labor-Management Relations and Union Avoidance
- Wage and Hour Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
Biography
Mr. Osborne's practice experience of more than 25 years encompasses numerous aspects of labor and employment law. He provides counsel to clients in the health care, financial, hospitality, construction, business services, and non-profit sectors. Mr. Osborne represents clients in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies. He regularly advises employers of all sizes and litigates civil cases regarding all forms of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, unlawful retaliation, contractual issues, personnel policies, and practices and compensation. Mr. Osborne also has advised and represented employers with respect to their rights and obligations arising under laws pertaining to collective bargaining and labor unions. He is a frequent lecturer regarding all aspects of the employment relationship that arise under numerous federal and state laws, and often represents employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and federal and state "wage and hour" agencies.
Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina, 1986
- All state courts in North Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
Honors and Distinction*
- "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2009
Education
- J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1985
- B.A., Duke University, 1981
Professional and Community Affiliations
- American Bar Association—Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation
- Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce (Leadership Asheville Alumnus, Class XIV)
- Asheville Crime Stoppers (board of directors, past member)
- Biltmore Park Homeowners Association (board of directors, past member)
- Colburn Earth Science Museum (member, board of directors)
- Federal Bar Association — Section: Labor and Employment Law
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (charter member, Employment Law Committee)
- North Carolina Bar Association—Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation
- Rotary Club of Asheville
- Society for Human Resource Management
* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.